'Watch Euronews, not Russia Today,' Olena Zelenska urged to find out the truth about Ukraine war
Ukraine’s first lady has urged Russians to watch Euronews and not Russia Today, as she spoke about disinformation being spread about the war in Ukraine and the need for the truth to be shown.
"It is very hard for us to talk to the Russias. Watch Euronews, don't watch Russia Today or don't watch the first channel Rossiza. This is the first towards the healing," Olena Zelenska told Euronews Next at a press conference at Web Summit in Lisbon.
The first lady also said social media companies should not hide the content of the victims of Ukraine’s war as sensitive content.
"I have put up the photograph of a girl who was killed by shelling, the girl I knew with a pink pram," she said.
"And it was hidden by social media as sensitive content. I think it's wrong. Do not try to shy from this because this is the truth. And the world should know the truth".
Zelenska added she had not spoken with Facebook or Instagram about hidden content but said, "I think at the moment we can see the double standards when we talk. They talk about the moral values of what has to be hidden and what is sensitive".
The first lady was speaking to highlight the work of the Olena Zelenska Foundation, a charity she launched in September with the aim of helping Ukrainians feel mentally and physically healthy and capable of building a future in their home country in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
While in an earlier speech on Tuesday she warned Web Summit attendees that technology was actively being used in the killing of civilians, she also highlighted how her foundation was being used for good.
"There are numerous options for how we can help and use the technology for good," she said, adding one of the main projects of the foundation is prosthetics.
"We,
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